John Romita Jr. Talks Kick-Ass 2

In a recent interview, Kick-Ass artist and co-creator John Romita Jr. explained his involvement with the upcoming feature sequel Kick-Ass 2 and how the new comics will interconnect.

"There was talk of another animated clip in the film but that was early on and who knows if [director Jeff Wadlow] has changed his mind or not or what the budget constraints will be," Romita told SFX. "So to this point, for me [my involvement is] having the second Kick-Ass series done and now getting the Hit-Girl series done before they begin filming. So I need to get three issues done -- 60 pages -- before filming starts, which I was told would be this September."

As far as the narrative concerned, the artist added, "As far as I know, the Hit-Girl comic is actually the beginning of the film. Kick-Ass 2 is the second half of the film. It's an interesting thing that occurred. The filming got pushed back due to contracts and the actors not being ready, so it worked out well that way, allowing me more time to get the comics finished.

"So as soon as Mark Millar and Jeff Wadlow had discussed what they wanted to do, we got to the point where the Hit-Girl story would be the beginning of the film. Now it's just up to me to get things done as quickly as possible."